In Our Own Backyard
- ISBN-10
- 1988538742
- ISBN-13
- 9781988538747
- Series
- In Our Own Backyard
- Category
- COVID-19 (Disease)
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Author
- Anne Kayes
Description
"It's March 2020 and Liza, her husband and two teenage children are at home in Auckland in level-four lockdown due to Covid-19. Reflections with her family around the dining table inspire Liza to reflect on another challenging time in history nearly forty years before when the South African Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. Casting her memory back to 1981, Liza recalls her life as a fifteen-year-old, including her first love, friendships, first-hand experiences of racism, and what it means and what it costs to find your voice and use it. In Our Own Backyard is a startling, confronting portrait of a society divided..."--Publisher's description.
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Other editions
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- 2009
- 58 pages
- Paperback
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- 2017-10-10
- 92 pages
- Paperback
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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- 2010
- 87 pages
- Ebook
- U.S. Government Printing Office
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